An M…. R…. I…. Don’t Know Know if This is a Good Idea….
Tomorrow I’m having an MRI… with AND without contrast. I have to admit, the “with contrast” makes me a little nervous… It’s on my brain. I’ve been having, what could only be called “seizures”…. Simple partial seizures. Just a little deja vu to start off with… I always know they’re coming… I don’t know why… but I know they’re coming… I get to a safe place… and I usually (mostly) remember them, and I am mostly aware of my surroundings during them… I mean, as much as you CAN be when you’re “out of it” like that. I can kind of even communicate a little with some grunts and little squeezes of my hand if you’re holding it…. But I’ve had a couple dozen of them in the last six months or so… We don’t know what’s causing them…. and (God willing) short of a brain tumor, I figure it’s most likely due to some drug interaction or something like that. I take a LOT of meds. A lot of meds. As I’m sure MANY of you do too.
So…. I’m scheduled for an MRI tomorrow… with AND without contrast… they’ll put some dye into an IV and put it into my brain, I suppose…. I don’t much care for that idea… but… I suppose, I care for this “flopping around like a cold fish” even less. It scares my children, it scares my husband… and truth be told… it scares me too. So… wish me luck tomorrow (Tuesday at 1 pm CST), I’ll be horizontal, and hoping for the best… Hoping there’s nothing growing in there… Cross your fingers for me, ok? And if you’re so inclined… say a blessing for me. Thanks.
C.
Good luck. I was supposed to have an MRI with contrast too, but I chickened out and cancelled. *sigh*
)))doctors(((
***resists a one-liner about being horizontal and hoping for the best***
You’re gonna be okay. That’s 2pm my time. I’m on it.
get really effed up before hand…wards off claustrophobia…not that I’d know anything about that….I have just heard that works. :shifty:
@ Kristan – Love the )))doctors((( I’ve never seen that before.
I’d wlked out on 2 MRIs before I finally had one. I know the feeling.
Hoping for the best while horizontal. :cryin:
Good luck Cat-glad you are lookin into this.
(((((Cat)))) Hey my friend, thinking about you. I sure hope those ^%#$ doctors come up with an explaination AND!!!!! a solution! *crosses fingers and lights a candle*
*paces back and forward until further updates*
thanks guys for the support…
the news back from the neurologist today… according to the MRI, there’s no “neurological reason” for my seizures… which means there’s no turmor growing up there… that’s the best news I’ve heard all week!
Now for the 24 hr, EEG…. I have to make an appointment with THAT Dr. tomorrow… then, when that test is over, I’ll go BACK to the original neurologist to get my diagnosis….
We’ll see what the next test brings, but i highly doubt I’ll have a seizure during those 24 hours, do you? I mean, how convenient would THAT be? I haven’t had one since last Thursday night. But it WOULD be convenient for it to happen then…
anyway… we’ll see. Thanks for sticking with me, guys. I appreciate it.
love and laughter to you,
C.
I am so glad there is nothing growing in your brain, that is good news ((((((C )))))
Good luck on the EEG and with those nice doctors *rollseyes*
C…I haven’t abandoned ya. My phone line and puter power cord got taken out my lightening on Sunday nite. I just received my new power cord today. I’ll be saying prayers for you.
((((C))))
Sweeeeet…..neither of us had a tumor!
(((((((UM))))))))) I was wondering what had happened to you, my friend… yeah, no turmors. that’s a GOOD thing. I go in for the ambulatory EEG on Monday afternoon…. 24-48 hours.. . (she was going to try to get approved for 48 hours….) I’ll let you know… take a great pic to show you all. LOL…
anyway… that should do it for the tests… then the diagnosis from a doctor whom I don’t even care for… either way, I’m going for a second opinion… I don’t care for this guy at all.
Have a great weekend…
Somebody scuffle ho me out of here with a new post, would ya?
C.